Ezekiel 17
1 Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
Et la parole du Seigneur me vint, disant:
2 “You human, tell this story/parable [DOU] to the people [MTY] of Israel.
Fils de l'homme, fais un récit, et dis ma parabole à la maison d'Israël.
3 [Say to them, ] ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: A huge eagle that had strong wings and long beautiful feathers of many colors flew to Lebanon. It grasped the top of a cedar [tree]
Dis-leur: Ainsi parle le Seigneur: Un grand aigle, aux grandes ailes, à la vaste envergure, aux fortes serres, ayant dirigé son essor vers le Liban, y vint et choisit les meilleures branches d'un cèdre.
4 and broke it off. Then the eagle carried it away to [Babylonia], a country that had many merchants/businessmen, and planted it in one of the cities there.
Il arracha les pointes des bourgeons et il les transporta en la terre de Chanaan, et il les déposa dans une ville fortifiée.
5 Then that eagle took a seedling from [your] country and planted it in a fertile field. He planted it like people plant a willow tree, alongside [a stream that had] plenty of water.
Et il prit de la graine en terre, et il la sema dans un champ fertilisé par beaucoup d'eau, et il la déposa en un lieu apparent.
6 It grew and became a low grapevine that spread [along the ground]. Its branches turned up towards the eagle, but its roots grew down into the ground. So it became a [good] vine and produced [lots of] branches and leaves.
Et elle germa, et elle devint une vigne basse et rampante, de sorte que les bourgeons apparaissaient au-dessus de la semence, tandis que les racines étaient en terre. Et elle devint une vigne, et elle provigna, et elle étendit en haut ses sarments.
7 But there was another huge eagle that had strong wings and beautiful feathers. And [some of] the roots of the vine grew toward that eagle, and its branches [also] turned toward it, hoping that the eagle would bring more water to it.
Et il vint un autre grand aigle, aux grandes ailes, aux serres nombreuses; et voilà que la vigne se plia autour de lui, et ses racines étaient près de lui, et elle lui envoya ses rameaux pour lui donner à boire de la sève de son plant.
8 [That happened in spite of the fact that] the vine had [already] been planted in good soil, where there was plenty of water, with the result that it had produced branches and produced grapes and had become a very healthy/productive vine.’
Elle-même engraissa dans une bonne terre, sur des eaux abondantes, au point de pousser des jets, de porter des fruits, et d'être une grande vigne.
9 Then [after you have told that to the people, say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: That vine] will certainly not [RHQ] remain healthy/productive. It will be [RHQ] pulled up by its roots by the eagle [that planted it], and all its fruit will be stripped off and its leaves will wither. And it will not need someone with strong arms or many people to pull it out by its roots.
Et à cause de cela, dis-leur: Ainsi parle le Seigneur: Prospèrera-t-elle? Ses tendres racines, son fruit ne pourriront-ils pas? Ses bourgeons ne se dessècheront-ils pas? Ne sera-t-elle pas déracinée par un bras puissant et par un peuple nombreux?
10 Even if that vine is transplanted, it certainly will not continue to grow [RHQ]. When the hot wind from the east blows against it, it will completely wither, there where it was planted! [RHQ]’”
Et voilà qu'elle a engraissé; mais pourra-t-elle s'élever? Ne sera-t- elle pas flétrie aussitôt que le vent brûlant la touchera? Oui, elle sera flétrie, avec la sève de ses bourgeons.
11 Then Yahweh gave this message to me:
Et la parole du Seigneur me vint, disant:
12 “Ask these rebellious [Israeli] people, ‘Do you know what this parable/story means?’ Tell them that it signifies that the King of Babylon went to Jerusalem [with his army] and captured the King of Judah and his officials, and took them back to Babylon.
Fils de l'homme, dis à la maison qui m'irrite: Ne savez-vous pas ce que cela signifie? Dis encore: Quand le roi de Babylone viendra contre Jérusalem, il prendra son roi et ses princes, et il les emmènera avec lui à Babylone.
13 Then he took one of the king’s close relatives [and appointed him to be the king], and made an agreement with him, forcing him to solemnly promise [to remain loyal]. The King of Babylon also took to Babylon the other important citizens of Judah,
Et il choisira un homme de famille royale, et il fera alliance avec lui, et il le liera par des serments; et il emmènera les princes de la terre,
14 in order that the kingdom of Judah would not be able to become powerful again. The King of Babylon intended that the kingdom [of Judah] would not continue to exist if the people did not obey that agreement [that he made with the King of Babylon].
Pour que le royaume soit affaibli, que le roi ne puisse se relever, qu'il garde son alliance et la maintienne.
15 But the King of Judah rebelled against the King of Babylon by sending officials to Egypt to request from them horses and a large army [to fight against the army of Babylonia]. But the King of Judah will certainly not [RHQ] be sucessful. Rulers who [rebel like that and] and refuse to obey solemn agreements will never [RHQ] escape.
Mais si le roi se révolte contre lui, s'il envoie des émissaires en Égypte pour en obtenir des chevaux et une nombreuse armée, réussira-t-il, sera- t-il sauvé en agissant comme un ennemi? Sera-t-il sauvé en violant l'alliance?
16 [I], Yahweh the Lord, declare that [as surely] as I am alive, the King of Judah will die in Babylon, in the city where the King of Babylon appointed him to be the King [MTY] [of Judah]. He will die because he despised the solemn agreement and refused to do what he promised to do.
Par ma vie, dit le Seigneur; il sera emmené où réside le roi qui l'a mis sur le trône, parce qu'il a méprisé le serment prêté en mon nom, et violé l'alliance où j'ai été pris à témoin, et il mourra au milieu de Babylone.
17 The King of Egypt with all his very huge army [DOU] will not [be able to] help the King of Judah: [The soldiers from Babylonia] will build ramps up against the walls of Jerusalem and set up devices to batter the walls. They will [enter Jerusalem and] kill many of its people.
Et le Pharaon ne fera pas la guerre aux Assyriens avec une grande multitude et une forte armée, ni avec des retranchements et des balistes pour exterminer les âmes.
18 The King of Judah despised the solemn agreement by disregarding the treaty. Although he had solemnly promised to be under the control of the King of Babylon, [he sent officials to request help from Egypt]. Therefore he will not escape being punished [by the King of Babylon].
Et le roi de Jérusalem a méprisé son serment, et il a violé l'alliance, quand j'avais engagé sa main, et il a fait toutes ces choses pour sa sûreté, mais il ne sera pas sauvé.
19 Therefore this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: 'Just as surely as I am alive, I will cause the King of Judah to be punished [IDM] for ignoring the solemn agreement that he made [with the King of Babylon] and then refusing to obey it.
À cause de cela, dis-leur: Ainsi parle le Seigneur: Par ma vie, il a méprisé un serment prêté en mon nom, il a violé l'alliance où j'ai été pris à témoin, et je ferai retomber son crime sur sa tête.
20 [It will be as though] I will spread a net to capture him, and he will be caught in it. He will [be captured and] taken to Babylon and punished because he rebelled against me.
Et je jetterai sur lui un filet, et il sera pris au piège.
21 Most [HYP] of his soldiers who try to escape will be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and those who survive will be scattered in all directions. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].'”
Dans toutes les batailles, ses hommes périront par le glaive, et je disperserai leurs restes à tous les vents, et vous saurez que c'est moi, le Seigneur, qui ai parlé.
22 This is [also] what Yahweh the Lord says: “[It will be as though] I will take a shoot from the top of a very tall cedar [tree] and plant it [DOU] in another place. I will plant it on a very high [DOU] mountain.
Car voici ce que dit le Seigneur: C'est moi qui prendrai sur la cime d'un cèdre ses plus belles branches; j'en retirerai la moelle, et je la planterai sur une haute montagne.
23 [It will be as though] I will plant it on a mountain in Israel, and it will grow and become a beautiful cedar [tree]. Many [HYP] kinds of birds will make their nests in the tree, and they will have shade in its branches.
Je la suspendrai sur la haute montagne d'Israël, et je la planterai; elle produira un rejeton, elle portera son fruit et deviendra un grand cèdre. Et chaque oiseau s'arrêtera sous ses branches, et tout ce qui vole se reposera sous son ombre, et ses rameaux seront pleins de force.
24 And [it will be as though] all the trees in the field will know that I, Yahweh, get rid of tall trees and make little ones grow. I cause [big] green trees to wither, and I cause dry trees to become green. I, Yahweh have said this, and I will [certainly] do what I have said that I will do.”
Et tous les arbres des champs sauront que je suis le Seigneur, qui abaisse les grands arbres et élève les petits; qui dessèche l'arbre vert et fait reverdir l'arbre desséché. C'est moi, le Seigneur, qui ai parlé, et j'exécuterai.
